Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Nicholas Negroponte and the MIT Media Labs have plans to create and distribute hand-cranked, affordable laptop computers. This site features a poll regarding the possibility, and more.

The United Nations' Millenium Goals resolve to connect everyone, globally, to communications and information technologies. This task could be vastly complex and it is only one of many.

http://www.itu.int/ibs/WSIS/p2/pc3b/index.html
Live and archives Webcasts at Wsis 2 PrepCom 3.

Citizens Summit Wsis 2 alternative summit. Dubbed CSIS (in Canada this is our security agency, so we would not have used this acronym!)

Wsis official web site with resources, archives, and regular updates.

AMARC's sets up WSIS page on-line

Montreal, July 27, 2005. Starting today, all AMARC members and the general public will be able to access updated information on the processes leading to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) by visiting http://wsis.amarc.org/EN.php.

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a two-phase United Nations intergovernmental conference that aims at the creation of a framework for an all-inclusive and equitable Information Society. In order to achieve this goal, WSIS incorporates a global vision and a global dialogue, bringing together a variety of world stakeholders.

Foire commerciale virtuelle autochtone

Des entreprises autochtones prêtes à faire des affaires

Les entreprises autochtones du Canada sont variées et uniques, offrant un large éventail de produits et services dans divers secteurs, de l’agroalimentaire aux ressources naturelles, en passant par l’environnement, les systèmes d’information géographique, la culture et le tourisme, pour n’en nommer que quelques-uns. Certaines de ces entreprises sont présentées sur le site Web novateur intitulé Foire commerciale virtuelle autochtone (FCVT), qui permet aux acheteurs et partenaires étrangers de communiquer avec des entreprises et organismes autochtones.

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/geistgovernmentcctlds.pdf

Study for ITU of ccTLD

http://www.cctldinfo.com/srvy.php
cctld project phase II
Phase Two, which is ongoing, involves a joint survey with the International Telecommunications Union of its 189 member countries on their perceptions of the relationships. Professor Geist has published a preliminary report based on the responses of 56 countries to the survey.

http://www.cctldinfo.com/